Introduction to Biometrics

by Anil K. Jain, Arun A. Ross, Karthik Nandakumar

Overview

This first book to introduce the fundamentals of biometrics; it covers common modalities including fingerprint, face, iris, hand geometry, signature and voice. Exercises help readers gain experience in designing computer programs for biometric applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387773254
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/17/2011
Edition description:	2011
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Dr. Anil K. Jain is University Distinguished Professor and Douglas E. Zongker endowed professor at Michigan State University.

Dr. Arun Ross is Martin J. Vanderploeg Endowed Professor at Michigan State University.

Dr. Karthik Nandakumar is an Associate Professor of Computer Vision at Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI).

Thomas Swearingen is a Graduate Research Assistant at Michigan State University pursuing his Ph.D. in biometrics.

The authors’ many publications include the Springer titles Selfie Biometrics: Advances and Challenges, Encyclopedia of Biometrics, Handbook of Face Recognition, Handbook of Fingerprint Recognition, Handbook of Biometrics, Handbook of Multibiometrics, and Biometric Systems: Technology, Design and Performance.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Image Processing and Pattern Recognition.- Fingerprints.- Iris.- Face.- Palmprints.- Hand Geometry.- Multibiometrics.- Other Biometrics.- System Design and Evaluation.- System Security and Privacy.- Case Studies.- Appendix A. Public Domain Databases.- Appendix B. Glossary.- Index.